Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.1°C
1.8° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.7
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
4
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
147
196
424
519
588
827
1331
1077
886
742
615
444
334
392
346
261
965
2164
3316
5659
6889
5142
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
10
N
10
SSE
10
S
10
NE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:23AM1.66m
9:47PM1.55m
10:19AM1.65m
10:42PM1.54m
11:11AM1.65m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.43m
3:38PM0.49m
3:54AM0.47m
4:30PM0.51m
4:44AM0.47m
5:19PM0.50m
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clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
6
Temp °C
6
7
9
11
12
10
9
9
10
9
11
14
16
15
14
11
8
9
9
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
2
3
4
7
9
7
6
5
5
5
7
10
11
10
8
6
1
0
-1
-1
0
1
3
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